Midway Heads For Port After Fire Onboard
The U S aircraft carrier Midway moved toward Yokosuka Japan for safety checks after a 12 hour shipboard fire. Two firefighting crew members were missing and 16 injured as protesters gathered outside the base amid questions about nuclear weapons and safety.
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Yokosuka
Japan
Midway
Cmdr
Mark J. Stull
U.S. Naval Forces
U.S. Naval Base
Tokyo
Stull
Greenpeace Environmental Organization
U.S
Bennett Defends Drug War Against Critics
In remarks prepared for delivery at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Bennett said the United States will not deploy military personnel to aid South American partners in drug war efforts. he urged fighting the drug trade at the source and warned against framing the policy as another Vietnam. Meanwhile James B. Holderman, president of the University of South Carolina, told the Spartanburg Herald-Journal that media coverage misses the value of expenditures and that communicating spending decisions to trustees and the public is essential.
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Washington
United States
William 4J. Bennett
Center For Strategic and International Studies
Bennett
U.S
Vietnam
Andean
Columbia — University of South Carolina
James B. Holderman
Holderman
Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
Bush demands PLO denounce Tel Aviv beach attack
President Bush said he would resume suspended contact with the Palestine Liberation Organization if Yasser Arafat denounces a guerrilla attack on a civilian beach near Tel Aviv. He criticized Arafat for not providing a credible account and for not disciplining the Palestine Liberation Front leadership.
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Huntsville
Ala
Bush
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
PLO
Tel Aviv
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Front
Alabama
North Carolina
Aiken Standard Classified and Contact Information
An OCR readout lists subscription and contact details for the Aiken Standard. It includes phone numbers for classifieds and display ads, newsroom and customer service hours, office location at 124 Rutland Drive, mailing address, and subscription rates with durations and prices.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S.C
Iran quake kills and injures thousands across Zanjan Gilan
A major earthquake 7.3 on the Richter scale struck northwestern Iran near Zanjan at 12 30 a m causing at least 1000 deaths and over 3000 injuries. IRNA report cites widespread destruction with many villages destroyed and main roads blocked delaying rescues.
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Nncosia
Corpus
Iran
Geophysics Center
Tehran University
U.S. Geological Survey
Islamic Republic News Agency
IRNA
Zanjan
Gilan
Court Grants New Trial For Death Row Inmate
The South Carolina Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Horace Butler, a death row inmate with an IQ of 61, after ruling the trial judge improperly pressured him to speak for himself. The case returns to circuit court for the guilt phase, with appeals possible to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Columbia
South Carolina Supreme Court
Horace Butler
Supreme Court
Butler
Travis Medlock
Circuit Court
Charleston County
Medlock
U.S. Supreme Court
Tallahassee
Fla
State Supreme Court
Florida
Judi Buenoano
Orlando
Buenoano
United States
North Carolina
Velma Barfield
Ms. Buenoano
Black Widow
Anger Erupts as AIDS Conference Opens in San Francisco
The Sixth International Conference on AIDS opens at Moscone Center with 12,000 researchers and 1,800 reporters amid thousands of protesters outside. Police report 80 demonstrators arrested as activists chant for access and acknowledgment of the crisis. Mayor Art Agnos notes the fear and grief fueling anger among the community.
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San Francisco
Gay Mens
Moscone Center
Art Agnes
Defense Says Lewis Got a Sweet Deal in Barry Trial
Prosecutors accuse Charles Lewis of trading damaging testimony for leniency in a Virgin Islands drug case. Mundy argues Lewis is biased by the promised Justice Department letter, while Lewis contends his statements are truthful and not aimed at exonerating Mayor Marion Barry. Lewis cites four December 1988 crack sessions with Barry at his hotel room.
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Washington
Charles Lewis
Marion Barry
Barry
R. Kennneth Mundy
Lewis
Justice Department
Virgin Islands
Mundy
US District Court
Washington Post
Senate poll on flag desecration amendment support
AP poll results show Congress and states empowered to prohibit physical desecration of the U S flag, with respondents weighing approval of the proposed constitutional amendment. Details indicate the measure seeks to ban desecration nationwide and reflects broad debate over flag respect in Congress.
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Associated Press
Congress
United States
Debate Turns Bitter As House Races To Flag Burning Vote
The House speeds toward a vote on a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning amid sharp debate. President Bush urged a precisely worded crime law for flag burning, while opponents warn of free speech implications and political maneuvering.
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Washington
Newt Gingrich
Georgia
Howe
Bush
Huntsville
Ala
Capitol Hill
White House
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State Office of Appellate Defense
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